Detroit, Detroit Public Library, Burton Historical Collection Rare Books, MS 094 R66a

Cantus Siglum

US-Dp MS 094 R66a

Holding Institution

Detroit, Detroit Public Library, Burton Historical Collection Rare Books (US-Dp)

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Physical Status

Complete (or mostly complete)

Description

Material: Parchment
Source type: Antiphonal, Gradual
Chant type: Franco-Roman
Leaves/pages: 74
Staves per side: 5
Staff lines: 5
Colophon: No
Owners/dedicatees: From auction no. 42, Dr. Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg. According to his note, several ownership entries on the first and last leaves suggest that the ms. likely belonged to the Church of San Miguel el Alto (Toledo?) from 1654 on
Notation: square
Binding: Binding: Orignial calf over boards, with metal bosses and strips; remnants of vellum leaves with lines from office prayers (some with music notation) used as binding material for front and back pastedowns and flyleaves.

Notes on the Inventory

Source of data: WorldCat